Bermuda Tournament
| Bermuda Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Founded | 1876 |
| Abolished | 1876 |
| Location | Hamilton, Bermuda |
| Surface | Grass |
The Bermuda Tournament[1] was one of earliest known women's grass court tennis event's staged only one time in September 1876.[2][3] It was held in Hamilton, Bermuda.
History
[edit | edit source]In 1924 Mary G. Gray gave an interview for American Lawn Tennis,[4] then a book published by the United States Lawn Tennis Association in which she spoke of a tennis tournament she played in at Hamilton, Bermuda,[5] the story was subsequently published under the chapter heading 'A Bermuda Tournament in 1876' On 15 September 1924.[6] On 3 September 1876 a women's tennis tournament was held in Hamilton, Bermuda,[7] that was won by Mary G. Gray who defeated Rose Key.
Earlier in 1876 in Ireland an All Ireland Lawn Tennis Championships,.[8] organised by the Irish Champion Athletic Club, Dublin was also held between the 17 and 22 July that year.[9][10] In 1879 the first Bermuda Open Tennis Championships were held.[11]
Result
[edit | edit source]| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1876.[12] | Bermuda Mary G Gray | Bermuda Rose Key | ? |
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See also
[edit | edit source]References
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- ^ Fein (2009)
- ^ Todd, T. The Tennis Players, from Pagan Rites to Strawberries and Cream, Gurnsey: Vallancey, 1979, p.164
- ^ American Lawn Tennis, 'A Bermuda Tournament in 1876', Mary Gray, 15 September 1924, p.534
- ^ American Lawn Tennis
- ^ American Lawn Tennis
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Fein (2009)
- ^ Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News (Saturday 22 July 1876). The annual tournament of Archery, Croquet, and Tennis, got up by the spirited I.C.A.C. began on Monday last, came to a close on the Champion ground. London. England. p.43.
- ^ King
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ American Lawn Tennis, 15 September 1924, p.534.